Counseling to promote a healthy diet in adults
American Journal of Preventive MedicinePublished 1 January 2003
Michael Pignone, Alice S. Ammerman, Louise Fernandez, C. Tracy Orleans, Nola J. Pender, Steven H. Woolf
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Moderate- or high-intensity counseling interventions, including use of interactive health communication tools, can reduce consumption of saturated fat and increase intake of fruit and vegetable.
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Moderate- or high-intensity counseling interventions, including use of interactive health communication tools, can reduce consumption of saturated fat and increase intake of fruit and vegetable. Brief counseling of unselected patients by primary care providers appears to produce small changes in dietary behavior, but its effect on health outcomes is unclear.
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